Work-box.



T. WERSTAD.

WORK BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 0017.9, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TINA WERS'IAD, 0F EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN.

WORK-BOX.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, TINA lWERSCLAD, citizen of the United States, residing at Eau Claire, in the county of Eau Claire and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Work- Boxes, of which the following is a specifcation.

This invention is-a Work box particularly for the use of ladies and intended to hold sewing utensils or instruments in convenient position for use.

The device will be found particularly useful for seamstresses and the like, and the advantages and conveniences thereof will be more fully apparent from the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the box in open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section.

Referring specifically to the drawings, it will be seen that the box is substantially rectangular in shape, and it may be made of card board covered with cloth, Wood, or any other light and serviceable material. The box is divided into various compartments and is provided with drawers to contain buttons and similar small articles.

The box is divided from front and rear by a vertical partition 6, and on one side of this partition is a compartment which has a bottom 7 resting above the bottom of the box, forming a space for a drawer 8 which slides in and out at the side of the box. On the other side of the partition is an upper compartment the bottom of which is indicated at 9, and which is comparatively shallow, and the space below the bottom 9 is divided by shelves or horizontal partitions 10 into spaces for drawers 11 which pull out Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 9, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909. Serial No. 457,001.

forwardly at the front of the box. Two doors 12 and 13 are provided at the front of the box, being hinged to the front corners thereof. The door 13 when closed covers the compartment containing the drawers 11. The door 12 when closed covers a needle case 14, consisting of some pieces of cloth stitched to the front wall of the box. The doors are held closed by turn buttons 15 fixed to the front wall of the box.

A large compartment at one side of the box is provided with a pin cushion 16 and a holder 17. The cover 18 of the box is hinged to the back of the wall thereof, and has a strip 19 across the same with loops 20 to receive scissors and other implements.

The box may be ornamented as desired and will form an attractive and useful device for the intended purpose.

I claim:

A work box having a vertical partition across the same from front to rear and forming compartments on both sides thereof, a horizontal partition raised above the bottom of the box, on both sides of said vertical partition, drawers in the spaces between the horizontal partitions and the bottom of the box, certain of which drawers open to the side and others to the front of the box, a lid hinged to the top edge of the box wall and arranged to cover said compartments, and a door at the front of the box arranged to cover the fronts of the front opening drawers.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TINA VERSTAD.

Witnesses:

GRACE BARNES, A. M. RILETTE. 

